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Richard Street Community Gardens
Rent a 10’ x 20’ plot at our Richard Street Community Gardens for only $20 a year and grow fresh produce for yourself. Call us at (262) 557-5100 to reserve your spot for the next growing season. You’re welcome to tour the gardens any time.
Food for the Journey
Southminster is a proud member of Food for the Journey, an organization of Presbyterian churches in southeastern Wisconsin growing, tending, and distributing food for those in need. We’re looking for volunteers to occasionally help plant water, weed, and harvest.
Waukesha church members expand community garden to address food needs
Since 2006, the Richard Street Community Garden has offered space for residents to grow fresh produce and connect with neighbors.
By: Kaylee Staral
Posted 5:00 AM, Apr 23, 2025 and last updated 6:41 AM, Apr 23, 2025
WAUKESHA, Wis. — Next to Southminster Presbyterian Church in Waukesha, the Richard Street Community Garden continues to offer space for residents to grow fresh produce and connect with neighbors.
The garden, started in 2006, is open to anyone. Church members prepare the plots each spring, and provide tools and water.
Christian Boyd, a pastor at the church, said the garden started in 2006 as a response to the need for fresh, seasonal food.
Since then, it's turned into much more.
“It’s not just a garden,” Boyd said. “It’s a park, a place where people reconnect—with the ground, nature, and each other.” READ MORE
